books on How To Write Fiction

Discover the best books on how to write fiction! Explore expert guides, creative techniques, and essential tips to master storytelling, plot development, and character creation for aspiring novelists.

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How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy

by Orson Scott Card

Defines both genres, tells how to write a successful story, and where to find markets to get published.
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The Writer's Book of Wisdom

by Steven Goldsberry

The Perfect Source for Instruction and Inspiration! &break;&break;Part writing coach and part personal muse, The Writer's Book of Wisdom shows you how to hone your …
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The Little, Brown Handbook

by Henry Ramsey Fowler

The most trusted and authoritative name in handbooks, The Little, Brown Handbook,11/e is an easy-to-use reference that will answer any question you may have in …
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The Elements of Style

by William Strunk

Presents a concise style manual that provides the basic elementary principles of English usage and composition, with tips on commonly misused words and expressions, style, …
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Techniques of the Selling Writer

by Dwight V. Swain

Techniques of the Selling Writer provides solid instruction for people who want to write and sell fiction, not just to talk and study about it. …
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Elements of Fiction Writing - Characters & Viewpoint

by Orson Scott Card

Vivid and memorable characters aren't born: they have to be made. &break;&break;This book is a set of tools: literary crowbars, chisels, mallets, pliers and tongs. …
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Elements of Fiction Writing - Plot

by Ansen Dibell

"There are ways to create, fix, steer and discover plots—ways which, over a writing life, you'd eventually puzzle out for yourself," writes Ansen Dibell. "They …
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Elements of Fiction Writing - Beginnings, Middles & Ends

by Nancy Kress

Get your stories off to a roaring start. Keep them tight and crisp throughout. Conclude them with a wallop. Is the story or novel you've …